水草商店Mizukusa
Shoten
The Daikanyama Living Archive

DAIKANYAMA, TOKYO · PHOTO ARCHIVE

A small shop.
A life remembered.

Photographs of Mizukusa Shoten, a family-run shop in Daikanyama, and the people and everyday life around it.

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Shelves inside Mizukusa Shoten filled with boxed and bagged goods marked with prices
NO. 083Shop shelves densely stocked with boxes, packets, and handwritten prices.
Date unknown

A family shop. A neighbourhood. A collection of lives.

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01 / THE SHOP

The trade of
Mizukusa Shoten.

Mizukusa Shoten was a family-run shop selling everyday goods in Daikanyama. The surviving record lists salt, tobacco, revenue stamps, confectionery and bread among its goods. The shop closed in 2003.

Stocked shelves, the counter, a public telephone outside the shop, and a bicycle loaded with packages survive in photographs. This archive brings those records together.

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02 / SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHS

Scenes from the collection.

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A person using the public telephone outside Mizukusa Shoten while others stand nearby
ARCHIVE 092

A public telephone in use outside the shop, with neighbours gathered nearby.

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A person in a white work coat standing behind the counter of the fully stocked shop
ARCHIVE 076

The counter and shelves of everyday goods, with a shopkeeper in a white work coat.

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Adults and children posing together with a portable shrine behind them
ARCHIVE 074

Adults and children posing with a mikoshi portable shrine behind them.

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03 / OUR APPROACH

Keep the photograph.
Respect the record.

Every photograph keeps its archive number. Dates and names that cannot be confirmed remain unknown. Only photographs reviewed for publication are shown.

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04 / BEFORE YOU EXPLORE

A few things to know.

What is Mizukusa Shoten?

A family-run shop that sold everyday goods in Daikanyama, Tokyo. It closed in 2003. This website preserves its photographs and records.

Can I view the photographs for free?

All 85 public photographs are free to view. No registration or payment is required.

Can I reuse a photograph?

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